1 hour ago Three people arrested in Essex on suspicion of spying for Russia

Scotland Yard said it would not disclose the nationalities of those involved

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1 hour ago France's flames of fury: Nearly a million protesters take to the streets across the country and violent clashes break out with riot cops as the French revolt against Macron's reforms

More than 40 people were arrested across France today as the country braced itself for mass violence against President Emmanuel Macron 's administration.

Politics

2 h. ago Three arrested in Essex on suspicion of assisting Russian intelligence service

Two men and woman arrested in Grays have been bailed while investigation continues, say Metropolitan police Two men and a woman have been arrested in Essex on suspicion of assisting Russian state intelligence, the Metropolitan police have said.The Met said the two men, aged 41 and 46, and 35-year-old woman were arrested at two separate addresses in Grays on suspicion of assisting a foreign intelligence service and taken to a police station in London. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Three people arrested just outside London suspected of 'spying for Russia'

All three were arrested on suspicion of assisting a foreign intelligence service and taken to a police station in London

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21 h. ago Readers' Letters: Will Starmer stiffen Trump's spine over Russia sanctions?

Keir Starmer needs to have a word with Donald Trump over his so-far empty threats to Russia, says reader

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30 h. ago The Trump protests begin: Four people are arrested after images of Epstein, Trump and Prince Andrew are projected on to Windsor Castle in security shambles as US President lands in UK

Thousands of people are set to descend on London to protest the US President's visit, with other demonstrations gearing up around the UK in opposition to his two-day stay.

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46 h. ago Starmer urged to apologise to Epstein victims over Mandelson appointment — UK politics live

Kemi Badenoch and Ed Davey attack PM’s record over US ambassador during commons debate that was skipped by StarmerVikram Dodd is the Guardian’s crime correspondent.Police expect to arrest 50 more people following Saturday’s large far-right-led march through London, the commissioner of the Metropolitan police said this morning.If you are Conservative right-minded, then the future is Reform. The country is going to change a lot. The same people who thought that Brexit would not happen think that Reform will not happen. They are in for a shock. Continue reading...

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47 h. ago Starmer urged to apologise to Epstein victims as MPs debate Mandelson appointment — UK politics live

Kemi Badenoch and Ed Davey attack PM’s record over US ambassadorVikram Dodd is the Guardian’s crime correspondent.Police expect to arrest 50 more people following Saturday’s large far-right-led march through London, the commissioner of the Metropolitan police said this morning.If you are Conservative right-minded, then the future is Reform. The country is going to change a lot. The same people who thought that Brexit would not happen think that Reform will not happen. They are in for a shock. Continue reading...

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51 h. ago Maria Caulfield, former Tory health minister, defects to Reform — UK politics live

Caulfield says ‘the future is Reform’ as second Conservative MP in a week leaves for Nigel Farage’s partyVikram Dodd is the Guardian’s crime correspondent.Police expect to arrest 50 more people following Saturday’s large far-right-led march through London, the commissioner of the Metropolitan police said this morning.If you are Conservative right-minded, then the future is Reform. The country is going to change a lot. The same people who thought that Brexit would not happen think that Reform will not happen. They are in for a shock. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago South Korea to review possible human rights violations in US raid on workers

Lee Jae Myung says ‘bewildering’ incident may scare off future investment after Ice detained about 475 peopleUS politics live – latest updatesSouth Korea’s government has said it will launch an investigation into whether human rights violations were committed when hundreds of its citizens were detained in a US immigration raid.About 475 people, mostly South Korean nationals, were arrested at the construction site of an electric vehicle battery factory in the US state of Georgia on 4 September. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Wemyss Bay Holiday Park horror as man dies after being found injured at seaside hotspot

A 33-year-old man was found injured at the Wemyss Bay Holiday Park in Inverclyde, Scotland during the early hours of the morning, and two people were arrested after an alleged assault

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4 d. ago Tommy Robinson protest ‘klaxon call’ for MPs to address immigration – Kyle

Police said at least 25 people were arrested and 26 police officers were injured in the large-scale demo in London on Saturday.

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4 d. ago Cabinet minister slams Elon Musk’s call to ‘fight back or die’ at Tommy Robinson's London protest

The Unite the Kingdom rally resulted in 25 people being arrested in scenes of ‘unnacceptable violence’

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4 d. ago Tommy Robinson supporters hurl bottles and flares at police as up to 150,000 attend Elon Musk

The Met Police confirmed that 25 people were arrested, with many more likely, as four officers were seriously injured

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5 d. ago Week of protests over Palestine Action ban will begin at Labour conference

Group opposing the proscription announces ‘major escalation’ that will culminate in London on 4 OctoberUK politics live – latest updatesA week of mass actions protesting against the ban on Palestine Action has been announced, beginning at the Labour party conference in Liverpool and culminating in a national mobilisation in Parliament Square in London on 4 October.The plans were announced by Defend Our Juries on Friday, a week after 857 people were arrested under the Terrorism Act at a demonstration outside parliament opposing the proscription. It said the next phase of the protests represented a “major escalation” that would create an “unprecedented challenge” for the police, with 1,100 people already registered to take part and risk arrest. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Second teenager arrested after two people stabbed at bus station

He is being quizzed by officers today

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7 d. ago ‘Block Everything’ protesters clash with French police as more than 100 arrested in one morning

Protesters in France have clashed with police in a bid to “block everything” over discontent with the government, with more than 100 people arrested in one morning.

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7 d. ago Woman drags motorist from car by their HAIR during 'road rage brawl' on motorway

Four people were arrested

Transport

8 d. ago Rightwing influencer accompanied Ice agents during raids in Chicago

Ben Bergquam was with Ice agents during a raid on Sunday and yelled at protesters that they were ‘the enemy within’A rightwing influencer accompanied officials from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) in Chicago on Sunday as the agency ramps up arrests in the city. Ice agents arrested four people on the city’s south-west side.Ben Bergquam, the rightwing internet personality, was with agents, filming and making content as well as getting into altercations with local residents along the way, according to a video the Guardian viewed on X. In the video, he appears to be in the car with Ice agents and nearby as they arrest people; later on he yells at a group of Chicagoans who are gathered to prevent Ice operations that they are “the enemy within”. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Man, 57, is arrested after 'tear gas incident' at Heathrow Airport saw 20 people injured

The man, aged 57, was arrested on suspicion of possession of a firearm (CS spray) and causing a public nuisance on Tuesday, 9 September.

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